City government · Appanoose County, IA

Centerville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Centerville took in $11.8 million and spent $16.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%City taxes34%State tax money12%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money3.8%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

7.5%

of Centerville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
21%$2.5 million
Sales tax
7.5%$891 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$651 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$444 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Other licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$714 thousand
  • Airport$122 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.8%$447 thousand

State tax money12%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
12%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$182 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$660 thousand
Fines
0.2%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs6.4%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

28%

of Centerville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$555 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$736 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$799 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$799 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$478 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$288 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$135 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$116 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$71 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centerville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Centerville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.